Dec 2011: Running around after our Cybermidgets...

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Roll up, roll up, it's the Dec 11 new thread.
Prepare to be upgraded (if you can catch them!)

Mopsy...it's so quiet without her already. She went in absolutely fine, I know she is going to have a great time. They have a Toy Story theme for this camp and she will be working on her Home Skills & Brownie holiday badge

Hormones xiao, doncha just love 'em!

I have often has brief fleeting thoughts of : sigh, it's lovely with one..... But you know, I get those thoughts about all three of them: the secret seems to be a little bit of one-on-one time with each of them, even if only in ten or fifteen minute chunks or stolen while one naps. Fifteen minutes of doing crosswords or piano-playing with DD1. Fifteen minutes of making doggies out of pipecleaners or facepainting DD2 to look like a fairy rainbow butterfly. Fifteen minutes of playing trains or washing-up play with DS. I wouldn't be without the three for anything. You'll be fine! Different but fine xxx

Queen - good luck missing Darcy. It must be tough. Ugh to the thought if BOi's first nights away from home (not with family!).
Xiao - pfb it's nothing to do with fb. They are just perfect. And no 2 will be too.
Cheung - thank you for reminding us about how exciting it is to drive. I love driving. And these days, -the horror- I drive an automatic. (Never thought that would happen!) but remind me, what's a clutch?!
Well done Faffin! Excellent work. I'm very proud of you, and a teensy bit envious. It's been a couple of years now since I did some real exercise (as long as you don't count wheeling BOi around on a scooter - that's nearly like a triathlon...)
Octo - I wish you peace and caffeine!
Figgy - love the fb pics. You always seem to be out n about. When he does start talking, he'll have loads to say about all his cool adventures!
No news from me. Ac was split without question. No problem.

Peril my purple convertible was an Automatic I loved it I miss it so much even if it was a rusty old bucket that cost me a fortune as for our days out annual memberships r the bomb dh and his birding obsession means we at slimbridge ALOT!! Just as well they have nice cakes in restaurant

DS again been a rotter today throwing toys jumping on sofas more tv related tantrums also insisted on going up a massive slide wouldn't wait for me to get to him, went down by himself while I just reached top he of course shot off the end and landed on his face in bark chippings I felt bad until he wanted to do it again within about 15 seconds

Xiao I think those feelings are natural I look at DS and feel more love than i ever thought possible for him (boak) have gone soft!! You will feel it for this new lo am so jealous

Missing my bean loads. Hope she's having a great time. Not had a phone call yet so she must be okay.

((((hug))))) queenie, she will be loving it. It's always harder for mums, it felt v weird when DD1 had her night away with the school.

We now have thunder & lightening accompanied by a lot of rain. Hoping Darcie hasn't got it where she is as she might freak out and I'm not with her :(

They'll be squealing and giggling together and having a right old romp. Don't you worry.

Thanks Peril I haven't had a phone call so she must be alright

queen I'm sure she'll be fine and having a great time. What on earth were you doing on MN at 4am? I bet that's what time you get up and start cleaning to keep your house spotless

faffin well done, no way I could have done it!

xiao DD2 is very difficult, I'll be honest that sometimes I think we should have waited a bit longer before having another, but of course I love her to bits and wouldn't change it for anything. And don't worry about the impact on DS, DD1 took it far better than I could ever have imagined, she even helps change DD2s nappies, and she's often the only person she wants to kiss goodnight.

DD2 was unsettled from 6pm last night, she finally went to sleep at 5am. Need to dose myself on caffeine then off for a picnic, it's looking rather grey though.

I was on MN as Sky woke up at 4am although she did go back to sleep quickly afterwards.

Still no phonecall so I hope Darcie is having a fab time.

Funny DS woke me up at 5am this morning not distressed but kept hearing lots of Mummy Mummeeeeeee coming from his room went in a few times and he was always asleep I think he was half awake and shouting as he couldnt find his teddy.

He has never really had a massive attachment to any toys but over the weekend his bedtime teddy has been everywhere with him (well he can take him to the car and have him in the car but he doesnt get him out on adventures/shopping etc) as it is from Australia from a friend over there and is white I dont want him dragging it everywhere he also has decided he likes licking it - sanitary i know. Do any of the others have favourite toys/blankets etc?

Figgy, Sky will not go anywhere without at least 2 muslin squares. All hell breaks loose if you forget!

Very quiet Chez Queen.

Have strawberry jelly setting in the fridge ready for Strawberry Jaffa Cupcakes. Also working on Chocolate & Mint & going to be working on vanilla minions hehehe!

Yes figgy, Minimopsy has rabbit. it is a white jellycat one so I bought a spare and do a swap/wash one every cpl of weeks so they don't get too minging. She thinks there is only one of course! Since we got rid of her soother she is even more attached to rabbit at bedtime. I'm so imaginative with toy names. She has rabbit, bear, dolly, teddy, Mr. pig, cow.... I know. Inventive!

Cool here today and showery. Not loving the rain but enjoying the cool I must admit

BOi doesn't have any attachment objects or toys, and he never had a dummy. I'm hoping it stays that way. And if I find attachments forming to objects, I think I'll be working hard to discourage it.
My nephew had a scrap of material that had to go everywhere with him for years. It was a nightmare. I think that my Sister encouraged it though (at an early age) because her friend's baby had a similar "Noo noo", and she probably thought it fashionable...
On the other end of the scale, my CM says that BOi is incredibly independent compared to the others of his age, and can do so much more than them because of it (eg. how he feeds himself: won't have a bib, won't be fed, won't use a sippy cup - he has to have an open cup, etc.). So he takes after his mum then?! Equally !

(he can't count to ten though, or speak Portuguese yet!) It's just with actions/behaviours that he's advanced compared to the others in her care. I'm not claiming that my pfb is a genius or anything it goes without saying.

Ok ladies it's DH & mine 1st Wedding Anniversary in 3 weeks time what to get for a first anniversary present that is paper on a cheap budget...want to be something good and not tacky! Was thinking a ticket to a concert or something what do you think?

Glad that your DH is being sensible about money stuff Peril; ironically, it may feel like you're closer to splitting up to him, but by doing that he's given your relationship another chance.

No significant attachment items here either; he had a giraffe that he loved when he was 6-12 months, but really going to nursery seemed to end that. I had a bear that is still on my bed at home when I was little that I adored, so won't mind if DS does the same. Cute

Congratulations faffin, I bet you're sore! That is an amazing achievement, which I imagine would finish most of us off.

I bet Darcie is having a fine old time Queenie, and you can look forward to her return. You should do her favourite flavour cake and name it after her for her welcome home!

House stuff continues up and down- we now have a very small-scale bidding war for ours(!)...we accepted on Friday and then on Saturday another, higher bid came in from another chain-free buyer! EA went back to first time buyer who's now upped her offer, and will wait to hear back if no.2 will do so. Tbh, I don't want to fart around with it at all and will say to DP we will just accept Ms First-Time-Buyer and take it off the market, and can have Mr Buy-to-Let as a back up if it all falls through.

But......... it looks like the house we've offered on, and thought we had, is falling through as they now can't progress with the house of their dreams.

Sigh So glad I've been taking the 'it's all going to collapse and be doomed' approach, so not too disappointed.

Queen - we just wrote letters to each other. ...maybe I should dig them out and read how I used to feel...

Thanks for the lovely messages everyone. I was aching a bit, but not too bad northern, until I had a comedy accident at home this evening. I was running to answer the phone, got tangled up in a sparkly pink hula hoop, tripped and fell into a wall. Now have a big bruise on one elbow, and one knee all twisted and sore . DD hasn't yet noticed that her hula hoop is no longer entirely round!

DS didn't have any particular attachment to soft toys until recently. He now loves to have his little charley bear snuggled next to one cheek, and stripey blue elephant snuggled by the other cheek, as he goes off to sleep. It's so cute. Fortunately he makes a point of throwing them back in the cot as he gets out of it.

Queen We've just spent the best part of an hour trying to remember what we did!

I know we treated ourselves to an executive room at the Hilton in Manchester which had not been open long as we were renting a room from friends at that point (paying rent in Manchester and the mortgage on the house here had wiped out all our savings)

For gifts it was definitely tickets to something. DH thinks it was a Basement Jaxx gig, but I'm not so sure.

figgy DS used to be obsessed with a soft toy snake (which he puts around his neck like a scarf) but the last two weeks have been interchangable. He found a paint roller and paint brush which went everywhere for 2 days (even the supermarket), yesterday was an electric fan heater (which I managed to hide whilst Mum was loading him into the car) and today it was the charger for the laptop.

DS is clearly going to be an eccentric evil genius...

Northern love the idea of baking Darcie's favourite cake for Friday. Will do that on Thursday so all fresh for her.

We have booked the weekend at the hotel we got married at and got great deal for luxury executive suite, dinner, breakfast & use of spa facilities on both days for £100 so bargain.

Decided am going to get tickets to the lion king in the west end and give on our anniversary and have the date around DH birthday in sept.

Seriously, the kids go back to school this week don't they? Please?

I may have to chase up the autism team folks, Boo is not dealing well and every single thing is a battle with him. HE has no routine and it's killing us both. Octoboy and I have a fluid way of approaching the day, Squidge doesn't care and goes along with it but he is just raging at the world. We haven't had a day where we haven't had a meltdown over something and I am hating myself for reacting so badly to it. It's like we're feeding off each other. I know we are similar, I know I have twenty six years of adapting over him, but I still lose it. Gah!

Sorry. Needed to info dump:(

So yeah, our birthday week is turning out quite crap.

I think I'm going to push the boat out and have a cup of coffee. Woo!

OctopusWrangler - tell me more about Boo's ishoo's..Darcie is on the spectrum. Can I suggest reading Raising a sensory smart child and putting in place a routine for him, that also works with the rest of you.

Oh dear Octo. Sounds rough. I hope things improve soon.